Total Recall
A hallmark symptom of this disease is memory loss.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
This is the "soma" of a neuron.
What is the cell body?
This large fiber tract connects and allows communication between the two cerebral hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
The nervous system is broken down into 2 major categories: the spinal cord belongs to this one.
What is the Central Nervous System?
This is a mild form of a traumatic brain injury.
What is a concussion?
Sound and memory are closely linked; this lobe of the brain processes not only sound, but also aids in memory retrieval.
What is the temporal lobe?
The part of a neuron that receives input from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
Processing emotions occurs in this lobe of the brain.
What is the temporal lobe?
The spinal vertebrae are broken down into these three sections.
What are the cervical, thoracic, and the lumbar sections?
Meningitis is an acute inflammation of this 3 layer membrane.
What is the meninges?
Lucky for us, we don't have to remember to breathe, thanks to this vital part of our brainstem.
What is the medulla oblongata?
This long, cylindrical projection transmits electrical impulses away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.
What is the axon?
The area of the frontal lobe that regulates speech production.
What is the Broca's Area?
This is often the result of a stroke or spinal cord injury.
What is paralysis?
Multiple sclerosis occurs when the _________ is gradually destroyed and hardened into "scleroses".
This part of the limbic system is vital to memory formation and retrieval.
What is the hippocampus?
The gaps in the myelin sheath are referred to as this.
What are the Nodes of Ranvier?
This area in the temporal lobe is responsible for language comprehension.
What is the Wernicke's Area?
These are the nerves that carry information to the CNS.
What are the sensory or afferent nerves?
This type of stroke is characterized by an obstruction of blood flow to the brain via a blood clot.
What is an ischemic stroke?
These structures, located deep within the cerebral hemispheres, are involved in procedural learning and habit formation.
What are the basal ganglia?
Myelin sheaths are produced by these two in the CNS and PNS, respectively.
What are Oligodendrocytes and Schwann Cells?
The cranial nerve that is responsible for tongue movement.
What is the hypoglossal nerve?
The spinal cord attaches to the brain stem at this opening in the skull.
What is the foramen magnum?
New studies are suggesting that poor oral health could put you at a higher risk of developing this neurodegenerative disease.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?